Sekirov Dictionary

mahout

/məˈhaʊt/

verb 2
noun 1
forms 3

verb2

•
To drive (an elephant or elephants).
- Word was passed down the river, the call going out for the bravest of Brul mahouting only the strongest of mounts. — 1984
•
To drive elephants.
- Traditionally they are hunters and gatherers but today they are agricultural labourers. […] They are experts at collecting honey and mahouting. — 2010

noun1

•
An elephant trainer, keeper, and driver.
- The Serrievvan hath the oversight of the Camels, and the Mahout, that of the Elephants. — 1662

forms

mahouted · mahouting · mahouts

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